La.CCP Art. 561. The case is before us on certiorari. Reed v. Pittman, 229 So.2d 455 (La.App. 4th Cir. 1969); see also 224 So.2d 100 (interlocutory opinion) (La.App. 4th Cir., 1969). The sole issue is whether the five-year period was interrupted by steps taken during this interval by the plaintiff in another action, with which the present suit was consolidated.